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Recent Examples of happy talk
All the monsters can go away now or just go hiding under the bed where they’ll conveniently be forgotten amid the coming happy talk for the next eight months.
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Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
There is a lot of happy talk about working together to expand the pie, but the word competition keeps bumping up against the word collaboration.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
There is a lot of happy talk about working together to expand the pie, but the word competition keeps bumping up against the word collaboration.
—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for happy talk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
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Normally, such cross talk is seen as interference, which radios are designed to suppress—especially digital radios with their error-correcting schemes and inherent resistance to low-level noise.
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In January 2015, Shirley agreed to a plea deal in exchange for testifying against the Leonard brothers.
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The resulting arguments, trolling and nasty exchanges can signal to the algorithm that the content is engaging, prompting it to show those posts to even more people who are likely to react and further amplify the conversation.
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In his letter, Leo repeated the Vatican's offer of dialogue and said that going through with the consecrations would be counterproductive for the SSPX faithful.
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Because Jenkin films on grainy 16mm and overdubs his actors’ dialogue, said Tim Grierson in the Los Angeles Times, his movies have a disorienting effect.
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And a red card against an American soccer star sparks debate.
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But most companies run scenario-planning exercises, only to rehearse their debates about what to do once a crisis hits.
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For years, people have been frustrated and exhausted by the seemingly endless amount of swiping and small talk that go nowhere on dating apps.
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The fake accounts were not chasing Claude's small talk.
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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20talk. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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